a thread on keeping it simple 🧶

your #bitcoin is important, you got this far and now you don’t want to fuck it up

so keep it simple and run FOSS

never in the history of bitcoin has there been better or more accessible off the shelf tools

1) get your hands on some dirty cash and go buy an unlocked pixel 6 or above

2) use cash to buy a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad from a repair shop and flash it with Linux Debian, just ask and they might do it for you

3) install Tor

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install tor torbrowser-launcher

4) install Sparrow Wallet & verify

www.sparrowwallet.com

5) use your Thinkpad to flash Graphene OS onto your Pixel Phone

https://blog.ronindojo.io/grapheneos/

6) install Samourai Wallet on phone

https://samouraiwallet.com/download

7) buy a plug n play RoninDojo Tanto full node

www.ronindojo.io

8) open Samourai Wallet, connect to Tor, pair to your own node, create a new wallet with a passphrase and wallet pin

9) write down your seed words in order, write down your passphrase and pin

10) confirm your seed words and passphrase in the wallet

11) write down your paynym

12) secure erase wallet and then restore from backups you just made to confirm

13) confirm paynym is the same

14) punch seed words and passphrase onto separate steel plates and store in a safe hidden place

15) save an encrypted copy of your wallet onto a sd card via wallet and store in a separate safe hidden place

16) exit wallet and reopen to double check your pin, that Samourai Wallet is connected to Tor and your node

17) open tor browser on laptop and pair Sparrow Wallet to full node

18) open Sparrow Wallet and add the Samourai Wallet seed and passhrase to confirm paynym is the same

19) write down the fingerprint of the wallet as another means of confirming the wallet has the correct passphrase

20) close and reopen Sparrow Wallet to confirm you can access wallet with correct passphrase, that the fingerprint and paynym match, that your node is connected and tor is running

21) Now write a very simple plan for your family to find and restore your seeds and passphrase in the event of your death

You now have:
an anonymous phone
an anonymous laptop
an anonymous mobile wallet
an anonymous bitcoin full node
an anonymous desktop wallet
an anonymous set of backups

Don’t over complicate it or use too many programs

Don’t create multi sigs or cold storage until you understand the trade offs

Most bitcoin is lost because YOU lose your seeds, not because of scams of hacks

Keep it simple!


Fuck that’s a lot but seems legit. I need to spend time to fully understand this post & steps.
Thank you.


one step at a time brother

this is the most straightforward path i can recommend for self sovereign self custody

simply the best stack of free open source software


Re-do everything but install gentoo instead. Choose freedom or be a slave forever


love it